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PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH GLASGOW

​Glasgow Trade and Post Office Directories
Available from:
         
  Glasgow Directory 1787  Glasgow Directory 1783  Glasgow Directory 1799 
           
Glasgow Directory 1809  Glasgow Directory 1814  Glasgow Directory 1825 
           
Glasgow Directory 1835  Glasgow Directory 1849  Glasgow Directory 1866 
           
Glasgow Directory 1873  Glasgow Directory 1887  Glasgow Directory 1900
           Glasgow Directory 1914 (part 1)                  
Glasgow Directory 1914 (part 2)
           Glasgow Directory 1918 (part 1)                  Glasgow Directory 1918 (part 2)  
           
Glasgow Office Directory 1939
Content: Contains the names and addresses of the Merchants, Manufacturers and Trades in the City of Glasgow and suburbs.   These directories are superb for family history research.

Scottish Kings: a revised chronology of Scottish history, 1005-1625, with notices of the principle events, tables of regnal years, pedigrees, calendars, etc
Published: 1906
Author: Sir Archibald H. Dunbar
Available from: Scottish Kings  

The Scottish Chiefs
Published: 1924
Author: Jane Porter 
Available from: The Scottish Chiefs  

A Historical Account of His Majesty's Visit to Scotland
Published: 1822
Author: Robert Mudie
Available from: A Historical Account of His Majesty's Visit to Scotland

​Biographical sketches of the Hon., the Lord Provosts of Glasgow   
Published: 1883
Available from:  
Biographical sketches of the Hon., the Lord Provosts of Glasgow 


Who's Who in Glasgow 1909
Author: Strathclyde University
Available from: http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/eyrwho/eyrwhoindexgroup.html

Memoirs and portrait of one hundred Glasgow Men
Author: Strathclyde University
Avaliable from: Memoirs and portraits of one hundred Glasgow men: who have died during the last thirty years and in their lives did much to make the city what it now is [ebook] / James MacLehose, 1886 (strath.ac.uk)


Members of Parliament: Scotland, Including the Minor Barons, the Commissioners for the Shires  and the Commissioners for the Burghs 1357-1882
Published: 1882
Author: Joseph Foster
Available from: 
Members of Parliament: Scotland

Members of the Medical Profession in Glasgow of Wide Celebrity
Published: 1896

Author: Dr. James Finlayson
Available from: Members of the Medical Profession in Glasgow of Wide Celebrity
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Physicians and Surgeons 
Published: 1899
Available from: Physicians and Surgeons  

​The Glasgow Royal Infirmary Club ~ list of members 1912 
Published: 1912

Author: 
Available from: The Glasgow Royal Infirmary Club ~ list of members 1912

A Roll of the Graduates of the University of Glasgow from 31st December  1727 to 31st December  1897
Published: 1898
Author: 
Available from: 
A Roll of the Graduates of the University of Glasgow from 31st December  1727 to 31st December  1897

Prize Lists of the University of Glasgow from session 1777-78 to session 1832-33 
Published: 1903
Author: W. Innes Addison

Available from: Prize lists of the University of Glasgow from session 1777-78 to session 1832-33

Curiosities of Glasgow Citizenship:  as exhibited chiefly in the business career of its old commercial aristocracy
Published: 1881
Author: George Stewart
Available from: Curiosities of Glasgow Citizenship

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
Historical Memoirs of the Reign of Mary, Queen of Scots, and a Portion of the Reign of King James the Sixth
Published: 1836
Author: Lord Herries
Available from: Historical Memoirs of the Reign of Mary, Queen of Scots

The Tragedy of Mary Stuart
Published: 1913
Author: Henry C. Shelley
Available from: The Tragedy of Mary Stuart

Mary, Queen of Scots, and who wrote the Casket letters: Vol 1
Published: 1901
Author: Samuel Cowan J.P.
Available from: Mary, Queen of Scots, and who wrote the Casket letters: Vol 1

GLASGOW WORTHIES
The Statue of Mrs. John Elder, Govan
Published: 1912
Author: 
Available from: The Statue of Mrs. John Elder, Govan  

The Book of Scotsmen eminent for achievements: in arms and arts, church and state, law, legislation, and literature, commerce, science, travel, and philanthropy
Published: 1882
Author: Joseph Irving
Available from: The Book of Scotsmen

Life of Robert Napier of West Shandon
Published: 1904
Author: James Napier
Available from: Life of Robert Napier of West Shandon

Robert & Andrew Foulis and the Glasgow Press: with some account of the Glasgow Academy of the Fine Arts
Published: 1913
Author: David Murray M.A., LL.D.
available from: 
Robert & Andrew Foulis and the Glasgow Press

THE ADAM BROTHERS
Robert Adam: Artist and Architect ~ his works and his system
Published: 1904
Author: Percy Fitzgerald M.A., F.S.A.
Available from: Robert Adam: Artist and Architect ~ his works and his system

The Architecture of Robert & James Adam (1758-1794) ~ Vol 1 and 2 
Published: 1922
Author: Arthur T. Bolton
Available from: The Architecture of Robert & James Adam (1758-1794) ~ Vol 1
                         The Architecture of Robert & James Adam (1758-1794) ~ Vol 2

Robert Adam & his Brothers; their Lives, Work & Influence on English Architecture, Decoration and Furniture
Published: 1915
Author: John Swarbrick
Available from: Robert Adam & his Brothers; their Lives, Work & Influence

Cantor Lectures on the Architecture and Decoration of Robert Adam and Sir John Soane
Published: 1920
Author: Arthur T. Bolton F.S.A., F.R.I.B.A.
Available from: Cantor Lectures on the Architecture and Decoration of Robert Adam and Sir John Soane

JAMES WATT
James Watt ~ An Oration Delivered in the University of Glasgow on the Commemoration of its Ninth Jubilee
Published: 1901
Author: The Right Honorable Lord Kelvin G.C.V.O.
Available from:  
James Watt ~ An Oration 

Memorials of the Lineage, Early Life, Education and Development of the Genius of James Watt
Published: 1856
Author: George Williamson
Available from: Memorials of the Lineage, Early Life, Education and Development of the Genius of James Watt

BUCHANAN
Notes on the Members of the Buchanan Society ~ Numbers 1 to 366 (1725 to 1829) and 1725 to 1926
Published: 1903 and 1927
Author: Robert MacNeil Buchanan
Available from: 
Notes on the Members of the Buchanan Society ~ Numbers 1 to 366 (1725 to 1829)     
Available from: The Buchanan Society (with members from 1725 to 1926)

The Buchanan Society ~ Roll of Service for King and Country in the Great War 1914-16
Published: 1916
Available from: 
The Buchanan Society ~ Roll of Service for King and Country in the Great War 1914-16

Historical and Genealogical Essay upon the Family and Surname of Buchanan: to which is added a brief inquiry into the genealogy and present state of ancient Scottish surnames
Published: 1849
Author:William Buchanan
Available from: Historical and Genealogical Essay upon the Family and Surname of Buchanan

The Buchanan Society (Instituted 1725)
Published: 1927
Available from: The Buchanan Society

McNair, McNear and McNeir Genealogies
Published: 1960
Author: James Birkley McNair
Available from: McNair, McNear and McNeir Genealogies

The Menzies Clan Society, its History, Objects, Biographies and Members
Published: 1897
Author: D. P. Menzies F.S.A. Scot.
Available from: The Menzies Clan Society, its History, Objects, Biographies and Members

Glasgow and its Clubs or Glimpses at the Conditions, Manners Oddities and Characteristics of the City.
The Trades House wish to express their thanks to the Chairman and Directors of the  "Old Glasgow Club" for permission to digitise and upload a copy of this excellent booklet.
Published: 1857
Author: John Strang LL.D.   
Available from: 
Glasgow and its Clubs
This is an excellent book about the clubs and activities in Glasgow about 1857 and before.


The Book of Scotsmen Eminent for Achievements: in Arms and Arts, Church and State, Law, Legislation, and Literature, Commerce, Science, Travel, and Philanthropy
Published: 1892
Author: Joseph Irving
Available from: The Book of Scotsmen Eminent for Achievements

Popular Traditions of Glasgow ~ Historical, Legendary and Biological
Published: 1889
Author: Andrew Wallace
Available from: 
Popular Traditions of Glasgow ~ Historical, Legendary and Biological

Curiosities of Glasgow Citizenship, as exhibited chiefly in the business career of its old commercial aristocracy
Published: 1881
Author: George Stewart
Available from: Curiosities of Glasgow Citizenship

Glasgow Characters
Published: late 1857
Author: Peter MacKenzie
Available from:  
Glasgow Characters


Glasgow Men and Women
Published: 1931
Author: A. S. Boyd
Available from: 
Glasgow Men and Women
Contents: Great wee book with sketches and stories about some of the Glasgow's people.

Glasgow Contemporaries at the Dawn of the XXth Century
Published: Early 1900s
Author: Glasgow City Council
Available from:  Glasgow Contemporaries at the Dawn of the XXth Century  

The Book of Glasgow Anecdotes
Published: 1912
Author: D. Macleod Malloch
Available from: The Book of Glasgow Anecdotes 

Who Was Who ~ A companion to Who's who, containing the biographies of those who died during the period:1896-1916
Published: 1920
Available from: Who Was Who: 1896-1916  

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